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Colombia marks 25th anniversary of Galan's assasination
WEBAug 18, 2014 · Luis Carlos Galan, a favored presidential candidate and outspoken enemy of Colombia’s drug cartels, was assassinated 25 years ago on August 18 during a campaign rally outside Bogota.. At the time of his assassination in 1989, Luis Carlos Galan was predicted in polls to win the 1990 presidential term with 60% of the votes, according to El Espectador newspaper.
Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than …
AGC / Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan) | Colombia Reports
WEBOct 25, 2021 · The “Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. “Gulf Clan,” is Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary group that allegedly controls most of the country’s drug trade. Authorities formally consider the AGC a “Class A Organized Armed Group” and claim the group is the main ally of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico.
Crime and security in Bogota | Colombia Reports
WEBJan 19, 2023 · Armed robbery in Bogota has been growing over the years and reached record levels in 2019. The 2020 coronavirus plummeted the number of reported cases, but appears to also have had a long-term effect. Also in the months after the lockdown, reports of armed robberies and other crimes remained …
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Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report
WEBJul 21, 2014 · Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report. by Gabrielle Mentjox July 21, 2014. Illicit drug consumption in Colombia has increased by 38% over the past five years, with the largest demographic increase coming among 18-24 year-olds, according to a recent survey on drug consumption in the country. More than 30,000 Colombians between the ...
Colombia to exhume murdered justice minister’s body - Colombia …
WEBTaran Volckhausen February 23, 2016. Rodrigo Lara (Image credit: Central Bank) More than 30 years after his death, prosecution investigators will exhume the body of former Colombian Justice Minister Rodrigo Lara, who was killed in 1984, possibly in conjunction with security officials. In 1984, only eight months after taking office, the 37-year ...
Bogota - Colombia Reports
WEBby Colombia Reports January 20, 2023. Capital city Bogota is Colombia’s main economic engine. The capital generated more than a quarter of Colombia’s entire gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018. It’s population exceeded more than 7 million residents, according to the latest census, and that is not including re rest of the vast urban ...
ELN - Colombia Reports
WEBby Colombia Reports May 14, 2022. The National Liberation Army (ELN), is Colombia’s last-standing far-left guerrilla organization. The group has been at war with the state since 1964. The group was originally formed by farmers who were heavily inspired by the Cuban revolution and “liberation theology,” a religious theory that seeks to ...